60NYT > Hiller B. Zobeltopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/z/hiller_b_zobel/index.html?rss=1News about Hiller B. Zobel, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 12:27:18 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comMassachusetts High Court Backs Freeing Au Pair in Baby's Deathhttp://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/17/us/massachusetts-high-court-backs-freeing-au-pair-in-baby-s-death.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMassachusetts' highest court upheld a reduced sentence for the British au pair Louise Woodward today in a 4-to-3 decision that effectively ended a criminal case followed by millions on both sides of the Atlantic. The ruling left Ms. Woodward, who...By CAREY GOLDBERGWed, 17 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/17/us/massachusetts-high-court-backs-freeing-au-pair-in-baby-s-death.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssProsecutor Seeks to Reinstate Au Pair's Murder Convictionhttp://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/10/us/prosecutor-seeks-to-reinstate-au-pair-s-murder-conviction.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssInvoking the sanctity of the jury system, a prosecutor today asked the highest court in Massachusetts to reinstate the second-degree murder conviction of Louise Woodward, the 20-year-old former au pair who was found guilty of killing a baby boy in...Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/10/us/prosecutor-seeks-to-reinstate-au-pair-s-murder-conviction.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNational News Briefs; Both Sides File Appeals In Case of British Au Pairhttp://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/28/us/national-news-briefs-both-sides-file-appeals-in-case-of-british-au-pair.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBoth sides in the case of Louise Woodward, the British au pair found guilty in the death of an 8-month-old baby, filed appeals today in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Prosecutors contended in their 50-page brief that Judge Hiller Zobel...Wed, 28 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/28/us/national-news-briefs-both-sides-file-appeals-in-case-of-british-au-pair.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHigh Court to Hear Au Pair Case Appealhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/04/us/high-court-to-hear-au-pair-case-appeal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA judge sent the prosecution's appeal in the case of a British au pair in the death of an 8-month-old boy in her care to the full State Supreme Court today and declined to order the au pair, Louise Woodward, back to prison. In an unexpectedly...Thu, 04 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/04/us/high-court-to-hear-au-pair-case-appeal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssProsecutors Appeal Judge's Nanny Decisionhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/26/us/prosecutors-appeal-judge-s-nanny-decision.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssProsecutors today appealed a judge's decision that led to freedom for the British au pair convicted in the death of a baby in her care. The appeal to the State Supreme Judicial Court, which had been expected, argues that Judge Hiller B. Zobel of...Wed, 26 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/26/us/prosecutors-appeal-judge-s-nanny-decision.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAu Pair Judge Overruled Himself, Not the Jury; Justice Under Pressurehttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/13/opinion/l-au-pair-judge-overruled-himself-not-the-jury-justice-under-pressure-112429.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Judge Hiller B. Zobel did what judges are supposed to do in the face of mistaken jury verdicts (''In a Startling Turnabout, Judge Sets Au Pair Free,'' front page, Nov. 11). Juries err every day, yet judges rarely disturb jury...Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/13/opinion/l-au-pair-judge-overruled-himself-not-the-jury-justice-under-pressure-112429.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOrthodox in Israel Foster Intolerance; Monopoly on Faithhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/13/opinion/l-orthodox-in-israel-foster-intolerance-monopoly-on-faith-112470.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: A. M. Rosenthal (column, Nov. 11) understates the way in which non-Orthodox Jews are second-class citizens in Israel. There are other issues besides the Orthodox having sole authority over conversions.Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/13/opinion/l-orthodox-in-israel-foster-intolerance-monopoly-on-faith-112470.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn a Startling Turnabout, Judge Sets Au Pair Freehttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/in-a-startling-turnabout-judge-sets-au-pair-free.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAfter 279 days in an American prison, the British au pair Louise Woodward walked free today. In an astonishing turnabout in a trial that has been followed by millions on both sides of the Atlantic, Ms. Woodward was released by a state judge who...By CAREY GOLDBERGTue, 11 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/in-a-startling-turnabout-judge-sets-au-pair-free.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssExcerpts From Ruling Reducing Au Pair's Convictionhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/excerpts-from-ruling-reducing-au-pair-s-conviction.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFollowing are excerpts from the decision of Judge Hiller B. Zobel of Middlesex County Superior Court in Massachusetts on motions by lawyers for Louise Woodward, the British au pair convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Matthew Eappen: ...Tue, 11 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/excerpts-from-ruling-reducing-au-pair-s-conviction.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAu Pair's Hometown Celebrates Releasehttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/au-pair-s-hometown-celebrates-release.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo many Britons, there has never been any doubt that Louise Woodward, the 19-year-old au pair convicted of killing the baby she had been hired to care for, is innocent. Never mind that according to the judge in the case, she remains guilty of...By SARAH LYALLTue, 11 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/us/au-pair-s-hometown-celebrates-release.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss